Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Atoms, nuclei and radiation

Atoms, nuclei and radiation — practice question

In a television programme used to demonstrate scientific models, a presenter repeatedly fires a gun at a bale of hay. Inside the hay, two small cannon balls are lodged some distance apart. The hay bale is about $2\,\text{m} \times 2\,\text{m} \times 2\,\text{m}$ in size, and the cannon balls are iron, nearly spherical, and roughly $5\,\text{cm}$ across. What is the presenter likely to be showing?

  • A$\alpha$-particle scattering
  • B$\beta^-$ decay
  • Cconservation of momentum
  • Ddouble-slit interference

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